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Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the Universe?

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  1. Cosmology

  2. Astronomy

  3. Cosmography

  4. Geomorphology

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Correct Option: C

Nathu La and Sipki La are names of __________.

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  1. Rivers

  2. Mountains peaks

  3. Mountain passes

  4. Mountain glaciers

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas.
  •  It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet autonomous Region.
  •  In 1904, Major Francis Younghusband, serving as the British Commissioner to Tibet, led a successful mission through Nathu La to capture Lhasa.
  •  Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-Tibet border.

Find out at least three natural features in the.

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  1. Grid square $9473$

  2. Grid square $9976$

  3. Grid square $9580$

  4. Grid square $9882$

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Correct Option: A

 Most common map projections are based on _________.

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  1. four shapes

  2. three shapes

  3. five shapes

  4. two shapes

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Most common map projections are based on three shapes.

The three types of developable surfaces are cylinder, cone and plane, and their corresponding projections are called cylindrical, conical and planar. Projections can be further categorized based on their point(s) of contact (tangent or secant) with the reference surface of the Earth and their orientation (aspect).

Which countries are linked by the Khyber Pass?

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  1. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  2. Afghanistan and Tajikistan

  3. India and Pakistan

  4. India and Afghanistan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khyber Pass, Khyber also spelled Khaybar, or Khaibar is one of the important passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects Kabul with Peshawar. The pass has historically been the gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the northwest.

The Khyber Pass has long been one of the most important trade routes and strategic military locations in the world. Nestled in the mountains that divide present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, it forms the bridge between Central and South Asia.

Survey of India prepares the topographical maps of India.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The above statement is True.
The Survey of India  is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying. Restricted category maps require due approval from government authorities. Many other rules govern the sale and use of Survey of India maps.

If you are standing facing the rising sun, which direction will be to your right?

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  1. North

  2. East

  3. South

  4. West

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sun always rises in the east. If you are facing the rising sun, you will be facing east. South lies to the right if one faces east. Therefore, to your right will be South.

What is Thematic Maps?

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  1. Maps prepared with special themes

  2. Normal maps

  3. Maps with location themes

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Maps which are prepared with special themes are called Thematic maps. Distribution of temperature, rainfall, population etc. is shown on the map according to the date of different variables.

What is the main aim of maps?

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  1. To show the location of a place

  2. To show the distribution of variables

  3. To show the distribution of people

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The main aim of maps is to show the location of a place and distribution of variables with distribution of people. Maps are useful to explain the variable of these variables in the region.

Special theme consist of which of the following?

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  1. Temperature

  2. Rainfall

  3. Population

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Variables like temperature, rainfall and polulation are known as special theme. Maps are useful to explain the distribution of these variables in the regions.